Brothers Jump From Moving Train Under Cloud of Insanity
Emil Propp and his brother Oscar leapt from a Great Northern train north of Edmonds while en route from Wannakena New York to work in the woods. Emil died at the scene Oscar was bruised and jailed attempting to kill himself. Both men about 30 and Swedish by descent traveled with wealth.
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Emil Propp
Pverett
Seattlen
Emil
EmiPeneck
Oscar
Waa
Honney-Watson
Oscar Propp
Wannakena
St. Lawrence County
New York
Deagent
Edmonds
Great Northern Railway
Panic Fire Kills Four At Indianapolis Free Theater Ticket Event
Four boys died and 31 were seriously injured in a panic at the Masonic Temple in Indianapolis when a false fire alarm prompted a stampede among hundreds of newsboys seeking free theater tickets from a patent medicine agency. The tragedy occurred on a crowded stairway, with police quickly responding to control the stampede.
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Indianapolis
Indi
Masonic Temple
Morrissey
Louis Scheigert
Homer Williamson
Oscar Sattinger
August Overtree
Calvin Cole
Talmadge Walters
Fred Walters
James
Guy Edward Manny
Roy Washburn
City Hospital
Senator Piles Visits Bremerton Navy Yard Tour
Senator J Piles arrived from Seattle and toured Bremerton navy yard under mayoral escort. He met Bremerton officials and the board of trade, pledged to support the yard’s needs and aid the town. The party lunched at a cafe and planned to hear a formal briefing at Eagles hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Piles
Navy Yard
William Bremer
Senate Piles
Bremerton
Board of Trade
Pawtucket
Ievery
Pic Cafe
Charleston
Sidney
Pites
Eagles’ Hall
Trainmen Strike Fails As Services Resume Normal
Report states the April 18 strike of trainmen largely fails with more trains back in operation and no significant disturbances observed as services resume.
Trapper barely survives wolf pack attack near Ketchikan
French Canadian trapper Pier re La Moigne of the Hudson Bay Trading Co arrived in Hadley near Ketchikan on April 10 in a severely burned, exhausted condition after a ten day vigil against a hungry wolf pack. He was stalked from March 21 near Devila Thumb and fought the wolves with his dog team and a hunting knife, losing two dogs and suffering deep wounds to his face neck and arms. He was aided by native hunters before returning home.
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Pierre la Moigne
Hudson Bay Trading Company
Hadley
Ketchikan
la Morgue
Devila Thumb
Baird Glacier
Stikin
le Moigne
la Moigne
Seattle
Port
Messener Boys Track Suspected Banco Scam
Jimmy Burns and George Flynn, underage messengers, sought $80 from a banco trick then fled. Police believe they were shadowed by detectives after delivering an $80 O D package to a Burke building customer. They face forgery charges in Montana and had worked in local telegraph offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Burns
George Flynn
Montana
Wen
Burke
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It cites testimonials from veterans and others, outlines symptoms, and offers free samples and a book by mail from Binghamton New York. A sample bottle and information are promised to readers of The Seattle Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Melrose
Mane
Sir Jan
Richardson
Bright
Swamp-Root
Tmen
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Beattle Daily Tear
Ballard Builds New Barges for Alaskan Service
The Kongarok Mining company launches the first of many barges from Seattle Ship company yards. These shallow river craft, resembling Philippines Casco boats, ride over waves with a flat stern and canoe like bow to deliver provisions to the Alaska camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Kongarok Mining Company
Seattle Ship Company
Phillippines
Cascos
Barge Launch and Shipyard Updates
A 75 foot barge with 13 foot top beam and 10 foot bottom beam avoids catastrophe by riding a sandbar. Work on a second barge of identical length starts immediately, with 20 and 25 ton capacities. Barges ready by June. D Christensen files building permit for an 11 room Brigger's Second Home addition, estimated at 1200 dollars. Steamer Alice at Sanderson Miller shipyards to be painted with keel extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Christensen
Brigger
Alice
Sanderson-Miller
Credit man arrested over small check case in Seattle
Arthur A. Undentsch assistant manager for a local credit and collection agency was arrested Monday for passing a small check on D. 8. Quinlan a saloon man learned his whereabouts and had him arrested. Undentsch is well known here. At the Seattle Credit Men's association monthly meeting at the Hotel Washington Monday night they discussed the matter in regard to the present bankruptcy act. They believe it is better to have an imperfect good law than a perfect bad one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Undentsch
Credit and Collection
Quinlan
Undentsch
Washington
Seattle Credit Men's Association
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Tee
Bsc
Cease Hills Fortune
Arrer
Union Street
Miele
United States
Pacific Coast
McTea & Coffee
Teddy
Fan Coel
Satterfh
E, Fisher & Lane
Chicago
Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamesters
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Moore-Gilman Street Railway
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Dennyway
North Feature Improvement Club
Ballard
Roosevelt
W.W. Beck
205
Pacific
G-L- Holmes Furniture Co
Second Ave
Northwest Furniture Company
Third Ave
H. C. Applegate
Mnegr
G. Beniighausen Seswi
First Ave
Scientific
U. S. Hydrographic and Coast and Geodetic Charta
Mount Hamilton
Cal
Seattle Electric Co
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Company
D. Gruen
Dabney & Woodhouse
Pike Street
Ater
Charter Oak Ranges
John
Guy
Isaac Lurte
Main
Albert Hansen
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